Chapter 23

Chen Feng's heart was filled with the joy of victory.

He tilted his head, looking at the massive corpse of the Black Blood Snake beside him, a smile gradually spreading across his face. The smile grew stronger, eventually turning into a long, triumphant laugh.

The Black Blood Snake was incredibly powerful, one of the most difficult beasts to hunt among all the Sixth Rank beasts. Its strength was on par with some Seventh Rank powerhouses.

However, once successfully hunted, it often brought about a sudden windfall, with extremely rich rewards.

Because the entire body of the Black Blood Snake was a treasure.

The snake scales and skin could be used to make armor and magical artifacts, which were extremely sturdy and impervious to blades and spears.

The snake meat was rich in spiritual energy. Although eating it was not as effective as directly absorbing spirit stones, it still greatly benefited the growth of true qi.

The snake bones could be used in medicine, being a precious ingredient in many elixirs, which required them during the refining process.

The snake venom was a necessary ingredient for some rare and potent poisons.

As for the snake gallbladder, it was even more valuable, brimming with spiritual energy, not inferior to the finest spirit herbs. At the very least, it was no worse than the Yulan grass that Chen Feng had eaten before.

And then there was the snake blood...

Right, the snake blood!

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Chen Feng immediately slapped his forehead in frustration and jumped up. He looked at the snake blood flowing all over the ground, a pained expression on his face.

The snake blood of the Black Blood Snake contained a considerable amount of spiritual energy. Although it was not as potent as other parts of the snake, it was still significant!

Most importantly, the amount of snake blood was substantial. Once something reached a certain quantity, it could easily undergo a qualitative change.

With so much snake blood, he did not have enough containers to store it. If he did not collect the snake blood in time, it would seep into the ground and be wasted!

Chen Feng suddenly remembered something his master Shengqian had told him.

He immediately got to work, choosing a suitable spot nearby and digging a pit, then compacting the walls of the pit.

Soon, a pit five feet deep and five feet wide was formed.

Chen Feng directed all the snake blood into the pit and dragged the giant snake's corpse to the side of the pit to make the blood flow faster!

As the name suggests, the Black Blood Snake's blood was pure black, as dark as ink.

However, although the snake venom was highly toxic, the snake blood was not. On the contrary, the snake blood of the Black Blood Snake could be used in medicine or taken directly, with excellent effects.

Chen Feng took a sip, and as the snake blood entered his stomach, he felt a warm line spreading from his throat to his abdomen, then dispersing throughout his body. A warm current surged through every part of his body.

He was surprised to find that the total amount of true qi had increased, and his strength had grown from 7,000 pounds to 7,010 pounds.

Although it was only a 10-pound increase, it was important to remember that he had only taken a sip of snake blood!

However, he could not drink all the snake blood in the pit.

So Chen Feng decided to use the method his master Yan Qingyu had mentioned—taking a snake blood bath!

He stripped naked and jumped into the pit.

As soon as he entered, Chen Feng felt as if he had jumped into scalding hot chili water—just one word: hot and spicy!

When he drank it, he did not feel it, but now he could sense the extreme heat and strong corrosiveness of the snake blood, which gave him this hot and spicy sensation.

After just a few seconds, Chen Feng felt his body being stimulated to the point of losing sensation, as if his body was riddled with holes and being corroded beyond recognition.

The snake blood was not toxic, but it was highly corrosive!

Chen Feng was in so much pain that he was drenched in sweat, trembling all over, and his face was pale.

He quickly activated the Beidou Leaf Golden Sutra, which circulated true qi through his meridians, allowing him to regain control of his body.

He let out a long breath, a look of lingering fear on his face.

Just now, he had completely lost sensation in his body, as if he were just a head floating in the void.

This feeling was truly terrifying.

"Fortunately, I have the Beidou Leaf Golden Sutra to protect me. Otherwise, my body would have been completely corroded and collapsed just now!"

"The power contained in the snake blood is too overwhelming! When I only took a small sip just now, it was fine, but now that my entire body is submerged in the snake blood, the contact area is too large, and I couldn't handle it. I must be careful when absorbing it next time."

Chen Feng warned himself.

He closed his eyes and focused, immediately feeling the extremely dense and concentrated spiritual energy surrounding his body, far exceeding that of ordinary places by more than a hundred times!

And he was bathing in this dense spiritual energy.

There was no doubt that this was due to the pit of snake blood.

Although the spiritual energy was dense, it was also extremely overwhelming, eager to penetrate Chen Feng's body and wreak havoc.

Chen Feng took a deep breath, activated the Golden Sutra, and began to absorb the spiritual energy.

Sure enough, as soon as he lowered his defenses, the overwhelming spiritual energy surged into his body like a breached river, wild and overwhelming, almost tearing apart his meridians.

Most of Chen Feng's meridians instantly shattered, and he let out a muffled groan, blood seeping from his nostrils.

At this moment, the mysterious ancient tripod in his dantian moved.